Publisher: Delacorte Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/27/2013
ISBN-13: 9780345535870
ISBN-10: 0345535871

Regency Historical. Blind from a battlefield injury, Vincent Hunt -- once a soldier, now a viscount -- escapes to Somerset to avoid both the well-meaning relatives who insist on treating him like an invalid and the marriage-minded young ladies attracted to his title. When Sophia Fry, a young woman so unobtrusive that even her own relatives call her "the mouse," prevents her cousin Henrietta from springing a marriage trap on the viscount, a grateful Vincent proposes to her. Sophia, disowned for foiling Henrietta's scheme, has little choice but to accept -- even as she worries that a marriage of convenience won't be enough for either of them. The Arrangement is the 2nd in the Survivor's Club series, after The Proposal.

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Publisher: Sourcebooks
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/06/2013
ISBN-13: 9781402268694
ISBN-10: 1402268696

Historical Romance. Under orders from his father, Tiberius "Tye" Flynn travels to Scotland to retrieve his niece, Fiona, the illegitimate daughter of his deceased brother...and meets with resistance from Hester Daniels, who's looking after the girl while Fiona's mother and stepfather are away on their honeymoon. Hester refuses to surrender the child to relatives who have never cared to acknowledge her existence, and Tye, to his surprise, is inclined to agree. He's also intrigued by Hester, who's been "ruined" by a broken engagement and has decided that Tye -- handsome, unattached, and bound for England -- is the ideal candidate for a dalliance. Victorian Scotland serves as the picture-perfect setting for this sensual, moving 2nd book in the MacGregor Trilogy, after The Bridegroom Wore Plaid.

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Publisher: Amazon
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/06/2013
ISBN-13: 9781477805947
ISBN-10: 147780594X

Paranormal Romance. Enslaved by the Romans, then captured by the Tylwyth Teg (the "Fair Ones") and cursed to wander the Earth for eternity, fearsome Celtic warrior Rhys -- known as "the Bringer of Death" -- has had a rough millennium. However, his luck changes when he encounters modern-day veterinarian Morgan Edwards. Morgan, who has traveled to Wales to learn more about the land of her ancestors, gets more than she bargained for when she breaks Rhys' enchantment and he follows her home to Spokane, Washington. Fans of Celtic legend will be especially captivated by this steamy, action-packed series opener, the 1st of the Grim novels.

Publisher: Sourcebooks
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/06/2013
ISBN-13: 9781402274060
ISBN-10: 1402274068

Paranormal Romance. Of all the goth clubs in all the vampire enclaves in the city, he has to walk into hers. The last thing Olivia Hollingsworth, proprietor of NYC hotspot "the Coven," expects to see is her long-lost love, Douglas. After all, he died in her arms three centuries ago, and Olivia has been living a lonely, celibate life as a vampire ever since. Although this Douglas -- the very human police officer Doug Paxton -- can't possibly be the man she loved and lost, their connection is as intense as it is inexplicable. That is, unless you believe in old vampire legends about bloodmates. Tall, Dark, and Vampire is the 1st book in the Dead in the City series, a spin-off of author Sara Humphreys' Amoveo Legends novels.

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Publisher: Sourcebooks
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/06/2013
ISBN-13: 9781402283758
ISBN-10: 140228375X

Regency Historical. Although noblemen do not typically manage textile mills, Grant Benton, Earl of Crowle, has no choice if he wants to earn enough money to buy back his family's land. Then he meets Lady Irene Knopp, the ravishing widow whose shop, A Lady's Favor, provides custom wedding gowns for the fashionable brides of the ton. Despite five long years of single-minded toil, Grant -- struck by Lady Irene's talent and passion for her work -- begins to rethink his ambition to resume his former life as a gentleman of leisure. With a fiercely independent heroine, a sympathetically flawed hero reformed by hard work and redeemed by the power of love, and a skillful portrayal of the garment industry in the 1800s, this novel should please fans of Loretta Chase's Silk is for Seduction.

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Publisher: Amazon
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/13/2013
ISBN-13: 9781611099577
ISBN-10: 1611099579

Contemporary Romance. Realtor Madeline Pruett has just inherited Homecoming Ranch in Pine River, Colorado. Well, one-third of it, thanks to the father she never knew. What's more, the ranch's co-owners, Libby Tyler and Emma Franklin, are Madeline's half-sisters. Despite their shared DNA, the women can't agree on a course of action: Madeline wants to sell, while Libby dreams of all three living there together. Meanwhile, architect Luke Kendrick and his paraplegic brother Leo, a former football player, want to buy Homecoming Ranch, their childhood home, which their father sold to cover medical expenses. It's a thorny dilemma, but love may present unexpected solutions in this heartwarming 1st installment of the Pine River novels.

Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/04/2010
ISBN-13: 9780425236215
ISBN-10: 0425236218

Historical Romance. While on the hunt for Annique Villiers, a notorious French spy known as the "Fox Cub," British spymaster Robert Grey ends up in the same prison cell as his beautiful quarry. Facing a common enemy, the traitor-to-all-nations LeBlanc, the two agree to a temporary alliance. However, once they escape, all bets are off. Sparks fly as these two undercover operatives match wits in a deadly game of double-crosses and deception. This 1st book in Joanna Bourne's Spymaster series offers "superbly nuanced characters and a high-adrenaline plot" (Booklist); the series continues with My Lord and Spymaster, The Forbidden Rose, and The Black Hawk.

Publisher: Kensington Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 12/24/2012
ISBN-13: 9780758269416
ISBN-10: 0758269412

Contemporary Romance. With her aunts Aja and Geneviève, Magalie "Maggie" Chaudron runs a charming salon de thé on Paris' Île Saint-Louis known to the locals as "the Witches' House" and famous for its decadent hot chocolate. When celebrity pastry chef Philippe Lyonnais, le Prince des Pâtissiers, sets up shop in the neighborhood, Maggie is outraged. Philippe, however, is enchanted by Maggie and sets out to woo her with an array of tempting treats. The Chocolate Kiss is the 2nd scrumptious installment of the Chocolate Romances, which begins with The Chocolate Thief.

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